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difficult climb. >> this is al jazeera. we begin in france. the newest edition of the satirical magazine charlie hebdo sold out within minutes. 12 people were called when there was attack on its offices. >> i condition to regret the international community did not react to syria on time. france was ready. orders had been given. the is the up was in place but another route was chosen.

>> charlie hebdo prints 60,000 copies but plans to print 5 million copies of this week's edition to meet the high demand. we have more now from paris. >> they were queuing before dawn. such was the demand for this week's charlie hebdo. and celebrating if they managed to get their hands on a copy. >> i'm so happy. i woke up super early and went everywhere. they were all sold out by 6:30. but now i'm happy. >> we're not showing the cover in case some viewers are offended. shows the prophet mohammed mohammed{^l"^^}. with a je suis charlie placard. vincent is part of the online community on the reddit website organizing to send hundreds of copies abroad. where has the demand come from? >> the majority comes from the european and north amercian regions. then we have asia as well.

we have requests coming from india and malaysia australia, a few. and maybe five or six coming from latin america, and those are mostly argentina and brazil. >> we've come to the north of paris, and here there is a substantial muslim population. we've discovered a wide variety of reactions to the new edition of charlie hebdo. >> regarding the covers some muslims in france will take it differently but in general we're not upset. what is important is that we condemn the attacks. >> it's democracy. it's a newspaper. it's ait's a newspaper and democracy. we need to have it. >> by 10:00 in the morning charlie hebdo had disappeared from the newsstands. sold out. thethey cannot print enough to meet demands.

>> it is very tough to find a copy of the new charlie hebdo in paris. those who manage to get a copy are sharing the news on social media. >> reporter: earlier people were putting up these signs. they're sold out. and today colleen writes she was not the only one in line. you can see people in line for their copy of the publication. this woman writes that her two children waited in line with her. and copies of the publication have been skyrocketing. 24 bids for this publication $310 for this copy, and this person is asking for $10,000 for his copy. a link to this change.org petition to grant this muslim

employee citizenship. he turned off the freezer and hid customers inside that freezer while the gunman was upstairs. 24 is what he recently told the telegraph newspaper. >> among the people who were with me there was a two-year-old child as well. i put them inside the freezer closed the door and told them to stay calm. i'll go up. i didn't see the hostage taker. i ran outside and saw the police. when they came out they congratulated me. they told me thank you really. i said its nothing. that's life. >> over 200,000 people have signed the petition to grant him french citizenship. >> real hero stuff there. media outlets in countries with large muslim populations. >> a left wing newspaper in turkey. it's secular and it's published

what is essentially a four-page digest of the french version of charlie hebdo collection. it was published in turkish translated from french. they chose turkey because they feel at a secularism is under threat here. the editor in chief said that after long consideration they took a decision not to publish the full page version of the french cartoon of the prophet mohammed. but inside the newspaper there are two opinion columns. at the tomorrow of those columns there are miniaturized versions of charlie hebdo. columnists who write for newspapers supporting the government say this is a provocation, and they've condemned them for pulling the small versions of the cartoon of the prophet mohammed that

appears. >> the french authorities say that 50 more people have been arrested since last wednesday in a crackdown on hate speech and anti-semitism and what is called glorified terrorism. this man wrote on his web page that he feels like amedi coulibaly. we spoke with a research fellow at the global institute. i asked him if this arrest in france was a crackdown on freedom of expression. >> it smacks of it, but it shows how sensitive the french have become to the threat of terrorism, and especially to the issue of advocating and

glorifying terrorism. >> so jaques with that kind of speech speech against exemplified by this comedian, and i won't bother pronouncing his name. >> dieudonne. >> it is that always been subject to prosecution in france? or is this new? >> no always in france the press is free since the law of 1881. you can print and write what you wish except if it threatens public order if it's an insult to people. so there is an expression free speech freedom of the press but there are limits if you threaten or call it a crime of national security. there has always been that proviso against against--as a limit of free speech.

>> we have this crackdown. we have 54 people being arrested and we have this comedian being arrested, and yet nothing is happening these kinds of tactics were not being taken against charlie hebdo. you step forward to say that's not true, that charlie hebdo hebdo--yes? >> charlie hebdo never broke the law. you can't criticized beliefs faiths but you can't insult and incite hatred brigitte bardot was sentenced sentenced because she wrote that muslim people were cruel. she was sentenced for that because she attacked people not beliefs.

>> the judge in the marathon bombing trial has rejected a bid to delay the meeting. his attorneys said that it would effect the jury. cornell started supporting statements last summer. that led the fbi to use an in this to contact him during one meeting cornell allegedly said he considers members of congress enemies and wanted to attack the capitol. they pretended to go with a plot until the arrest today. the iraqi government said that the united states is not doing enough to fight isil. the man heading the u.s. mission. general young allen met with senior political and military officials today in baghdad.

>> we expect that we'll see the effectiveness of this force improve over time, and ultimately take back the population centers and municipalities. it's important to be done in the right measures. it's important to have the pieces in place when that time comes. it's important that it's done in a deliberate manner so that the planning is, in fact is accomplished in the kind of detail necessary. and it's done in connection with the support that we have from the coalition. >> general allen said that there is a program in place to train 5,000 kurdish forces. in addition to airstrikes. republicans in washington are going after president obama's immigration policies. the house of representatives voted to block the president's initiatives today. republicans say obama executive action on immigration were an unconstitutional overreach, and must be stopped. mike viqueira joins us from the

white house. mike, both sides seem to be digging in their heels. how is the white house responding? >> reporter: they're threatening a veto, and there is no question about it, that this is going to go to the mat these two sides. the president's executive actions allows parents to stay in these parents without fear of prosecution or deportation for up to three years. republicans, you heard it all before calling president obama an emperor. now they're in control of the house and senate they're trying to turn back the president's initiatives. they're trying to do it with a fund that funds the department of homeland security. remember all the immigration security and agencies full under homeland security. they want to defund everything that will allow the department to carry out the president's executives orders. it was a very, very animated

debate on the house of representatives, on the floor today. let's listen to a little bit of the back and forth. >> mr. speaker last year i promised my con sit went constituents that in the new year we would bring the fight on illegal immigration and actively restore the separation of powers that was up ended by president obama's lawless overreach and i meant it. >> in light of what went on in paris, in light of september 11th in light of the fact that there are terrorist cells, we need the department of homeland security to be fully funded. if there are differences of opinion with the president on the immigration bill, that should be fought on immigration bill. but we shouldn't mix apples with oranges. >> so tony, it passed largely along the party line vote but republicans did not stop there. they're also trying to turn back the dacha legislation.

two years ago 2012, the dreamers those who came to this country through no volition of their own brought here by their parents. the president promised back then that they would not begin deportation proceedings against them. now the republicans have begun to turn that back as well all together. if the republicans from successful it would effect some 5 million individuals who are in this country illegally. >> the house also passed a bill to ease restrictions on wall street. why has the white house threatened to veto this particular bill? >> part of what is going on here republicans can feel as if they have a mandate, and leadership is trying to let air out of this balloon allowing these votes to go forward. it's the dodd-frank legislation. we know it well. it was passed in 2008 putting more regulations on financial firms on wall street who were held for the economic down fall in this country and the great recession that spread around the world. republicans have been trying to peel back many of those regulations led by financial

firms, their allies on wall street, they were largely successful at the end of last year. if you recall it was buried in a spending bill that president obama signed. democrats were incensed and disappointed with the president. this time they're unified and fighting against it, but republicans again today were able to pass a revision of rolling back part of dodd-frank regulations. >> mike viqueira for us. thank you. there is a report that the water post generalist detained de--the wash post de--"washington post" journalist has been held by iranian authorities since last july without access to an attorney. the specific charges against the journalist are still unknown. the news comes just as secretary of state john kerry met with iran's foreign minister today. the two men talked about iran's nuclear program and the five permanent members want to limit

nuclear production in exchange for the end of sanctions. the fuselage from airasia flight has been located at the bottom of the java sea. they were able to take these photos that you see here at the bottom of the screen of the wreckage. crew also bring the 100-foot long piece to the surface. it will be a grim task as many of the victims are believed to be inside. we have more on the recovery effort. >> in this underwater video you can see divers recovering the cockpit voice recorder. it was lying on the bottom of the java sea surrounded by the wreckage of the flight. this morning the two black boxes were analyzed. the flight's data recorder took 15 minutes to download. how investigators will focus on

the voice recorder. >> we'll inspect the condition of the unit. if it is all okay, we'll begin the process. >> they hope to piece together what led to the airbus crashing into the sea with 162 people on board. researchers have recovered four dozen bodies so far and believe that more bodies will be found in the plane's fuselage. >> i also told the families of crash victims that the search operation stopped. it does not mean that the search operation stops in total. we'll continue with the search operation. for the family members the wait is agonizing. >> there is no end until we see them. no matter what condition they're in. as long as they're found that's what i want. >> and a school, friend and teachers lit candles to remember one of their own students. the student was on his way to singapore on a holiday with his

family when the airasia plane went down. his grandmother is hoping for any news. >> we will not give up. even though it's been nearly a month we're not giving up hope that they will be recovered. >> john terrett al jazeera. >> ali velshi explains why americans' spending habits are making investors nervous. also how some employers are getting around the minimum wage laws and paying their employees next to nothing.

>> okay, another bad day on wall street. we'll dive in that in just a moment. the dow is down 187 points. and the nasdaq lost just over 22 points. ali. good to see you doctor.

we see this decline what's going on here. >> three things to remember, the actual holiday shopping season, the growth year over year was actually really good. it was the best holiday season since 2011. let's put that aside for a second. the second thing is that the government's retail sales number that comes out, the one that just came out for the previous month always includes autos and gasoline. you generally buy the same amount of gas every month. if you're buying gas that is cheaper that's going to bring retail sales down twice. if the gas prices are steady throughout the year then this retail sales number matters it doesn't matter as much. let me strip out sales of

gasoline, we were still down. it was .4 of a percent lower. just regular retail sales were down. economists say there is no reason to panic. it can take months for the lower gas price to boost consumer spending. even though the job market has not improved and gas prices are lower we're seeing record numbers of jobs created and unemployment coming down. we're not seeing wages increase. a lot of people tell me that 2015 is the year where the tipping point is going to happen. but the bottom line it's weird to see 2.95 million jobs created in 2014, and wages barely budge. that's what we might be looking at here. it might be an anomaly. i'll have to talk with you in a month. but for now the retail sales were down in september. >> i'm planning to be here. crud oil prices saw a spike today. is that the first sign of a

rebound? >> yes we've had some movement on the odd day here and there. but this was a 5% increase. now of course, we're talking about low numbers now. it still doesn't move the needle enough. we did see a big gain in crude prices. hard to tell. there has always been a bit of a delay when you find out who was buying the oil and somebody decides that's enough, this is as good as it gets. i'm buying some oil now. i'm not sure what it was but we did see a break in that relative relatively constant slide of the price of oil. they don't want me talking about breaks in the slide of oil. they would like to see it go down to $40 and $30 and then giving gas away. but it was starting to worry people and economic stability. >> you've a big show coming up at the top of the hour. thank you. >> across the country millions of workers are starting the new year with a raise after 20 states increased their minimum

wage. while many are entitled to a pay raise, not everyone is going to get one. employers in new york are taking advantage of a series of loopholes to effectively steal wages away from their employees. christof putzel joins us. stealing wages that's is a a serious charge. what did you find? >> what we found is that companies are doing this quite easily. because they can. those who are targeted are often low-wage workers billions are stolen from them every year. it's often workers who don't even speak english. >> i always imagined the u.s. to be a free and democratic country. i expected to see money everywhere. >> the 43-year-old father and husband came here to new york in in 2001 where he hospital would be a better life. it's not like i imagined.

just like china the u.n. adjustmentthe u.s. has it's dark side. >> in 2007 he took a job as a driver as as a crab driver working long hours. >> in 2007 you were making about $500 a week. is that right? your pay was $500. and how many days a week were you working? six days? >> yes. >> six days a week. about 12 hours a day. j yes. >> do the math. bi sheng was working six days a week with no over time. two years later there was an increase in so-called protection fees they charged their drivers. bringing bi sheng's pay well below the minimum wage. >> after a while i wasn't making any money and i realized i was basically working for free. the little money i did make just

wasn't enough to make ends meet. >> and he wasn't alone. in 2009 bi sheng and other drivers filed a lawsuit. they said they were classified as independent contractors instead of hourly workers. >> over the years they say that employers have stolen wages from them. but because the department is backlogged it can take months or years for these claims to be investigated. >> we want 20 speak about the unresolved claims. the deputy secretary would only speak to us by phone from the capitol. we asked him why bi sheng's case has been delayed. >> the practice reality is that it takes time. i suspect that the case you reference is actually completely outside of the department of

labor and in court. the only part of the process that the department of labor controls is the investigation stage. >> we also wanted to ask tony low, the owner of yes car about bi sheng's wages and the wages of 20 other drivers. moments later this man appeared. he would only identify himself as wallace. >> nobody work for us. it's all independent contractors contractors. >> you classify them as independent contractors. >> yes. >> so base is changing hands going under and reopening under a name name are ways that employer are paying back wages. you can learn all about that and more tonight on "america tonight"." >> we preach appreciate it. thank you.

a group in yemen claims responsibility for the attack in france. and this is a picture from yosemite. those two climbers, i think they're there. we were talking about them reaching the summit of the dawn wall but it looks like they're there. they're scaling the last couple of feet of el capitan. we'll hear more in a moment.

>> one week ago today two gunmen stormed the paris offices of satirical magazine charlie hebdo killing two people. today the magazine was back on newsstands and it sold out quickly. millions more are expected to be printed in the coming days. sheila mcvicar has more now from paris. >> reporter: with 1 million copies hitting the streets there

was more excitement at newsstands before dawn than ever has been possible. people were anxious to get their hands on a copy. people who don't read it. this is a tiny publication with a niche market. people were out buying that newspaper, buying that magazine, buying it because of a sense of history, and buying it because they wanted to commemorate those who died. and those who died in the name of free expression in france. free expression in france, there are lots ever people who argue about this. there is a discussion going on in france about the limits of free expression. but it comes from voltaire, who said: i may not agree with what you say what you write but i will defend to the death your right to say it. and that is a fundamental principle of french values. there is no question that charlie hebdo is a disrupter.

it is defiantly provocative. it is frequently obnoxious. and there are people today found the cover of charlie hebdo blasphemous. it portrayed a weeping my prophetprophetprophet muhammad. it's not so much of the charlie hebdo content but what it represents. it's right of free expression in the face of tighten tension at a time when people understand that three are those who would find this offensive and at a time when people understand that this could raise the risk. >> as the new edition ever charlie hebdo was released, al-qaeda in the arabian

peninsula claimed responsibility for last week's attacks on the last week paris office. the group's leader appeared in a video message. he said last week's massacre was vengeance for the prophet and approved by al-qaida's top leader before for more than a decade the u.s. has been concerned that yemen is a breeding ground for forests terrorists. roxana saberi is here with more on this. >> tony, yemen's stability is important for the u.s. and its air allies. it's located to top oil exporter saudi arabia and oil shipping lanes. there have been violent clashes between groups fighting for power. in 1990 north and south yemen merged after years of clashes. since then poverty corruption and war has shaken the country. in 1994 the president suppressed a separatist up rising in the

south. buttersbut southerners still demand the right to secede. >> every martyr we sacrifice is a torch of freedom and independence for our country. >> in 2011 protesters inspired by the arab spring in tunisia and egypt rallied against its president. he stepped down pavingty way for paving the way for the president to take his place. many people say war has made it harder to pay for their basic needs like food. >> this year is worse than the previous. this war has affected everything. >> in the meantime, al-qaeda and the arabian peninsula strengthen its hold in the south. a top u.s. security owe recently called the group the al-qaeda affiliate most likely to commit

transnational attacks against the united states. it uses drone strikes against al-qaeda members. he had called for muslims to rise up against the west. >> muslims should object to what is going on verbally or through physical action. >> the president talked about strategy yens yemen against yemen. >> former president solas stepped down reluctantly. it's believed he still has significance influence in the country. the world food program estimate 10 milliony men anies don't have enough food. >> roxana saberi joining us.

ibrahim, it is good to see you. thank you for being on the program. i want to share this quote. middle east analysts john alterman used to be a state department officials describes yemen this way. i wonder what you think of this. he said yemen is like haiti with guns. americans get a sense of what haiti is about. is that a fairly accurate description of yemen? >> i think it's not. it looks--it sounds like a racist comment. >> a racist comment? >> yes yemenis in 2011 came out to the streets. the population of yemen the size of the population of yemen is 25 million people. they came out in an up rising in in 2011 to actually demand true democracy in yemen and overthrow the dictator who had taken over the country for 33 years. knowing that yemen has more than 55 million machine guns, i mean, every house has the average of

three to four machine guns. yet all of them came out on the streets peacefully, demanding democracy. >> you haven't seen much peace since, have we? there is a north-south divide who most folks who know anything about the country are familiar with. there are political divisions. there are tribal divisions that don't appear to be mending in a weak central government right now. >> i think these are side problems. >> side problems? >> the main problem is-- >> are you going to say poverty or what? >> that's part of the problem. we have dictatorship, and we have a regime we gave immunity to. instead of holding them accountable for what they did against yemenis and protesters for corruption, i'm not saying--are you saying that he's still in the country hadi held

the office for 30 years. they just put him there as a middle man for two years. >> he gets to run sanaa or the presidential palace, but he's not running the city. >> he's not even running that. right now the houthi militia group is a shia group. and its supported and funded by iran and hezbollah in lebanon. the main slogan that houthis hold is death to america. these are the kinds of groups that we need to stop taking over the country. now that they've taken over 11 states by force and violence. and the international community.

>> you don't like-- >> basically we're ignoring the people's demands. >> you don't like the description that yemen is haiti with guns. but would you agree that it's a failed state and it's been a failed state. don't say no. i have a definition of a failed state. >> it depends on how you defined state. >> a nation with political authority and control and unable to fulfill the basic responsibilities of a sovereign state. doesn't that sound like yemen? >> but-- >> he never controlled the government through institutions. he controlled it by tribes fighting to keep him in power. >> what is the chance that the u.s. can effectively control the terrorist element al-qaeda

elements in yemen? >> basicbly what we need in yemen, we need to get rid of the current president. >> so you want hadi out as well. >> there needs to be educational reform in yemen. we need accountability and transparency so people can believe in democracy and the rule of law and we need to support them. right now the people's demands are ignored and no one is supporting them. so what the other-- >> and until that happens what? it's just the safe haven for al-qaeda elements? >> well basically in the past we need to know-- >> that was a simple question, yes or no. >> the u.n. accounts when the state submitted letters in support of sanction of president

in yemen, it's a game in yemen. people what control the government capitalize and so they can terrify the west and stay in control of their own people. now al-qaeda needs to be fought in so many different ways. we need to support the youth and job creation. we need accountability and transparency so people can believe in the system. we can't just have, you know, allow dictators and give them immunity and corruption officials, and allow--and their militia group. >> your last thought on this is what? >> we need to help the people to achieve their demands. we need to staff the people-- >> thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> ibrahim, thank you.

>> protesters interrupted the presidential palace and say they're still awaiting justice. we have the report from tunis. >> clutching photographs of their lives in better times. she said she was wrongly arrested and imprisoned under former president ben n ali. they forced her husband to divorce her and she had to raise her children alone. >> they must tell us that they regret what they did. >> the first time in their

history tunisians can hold their abuseers accountable. the commission was appointed by. >> this office has received more than 3,000 allegations of abuse. it's going to be a long and difficult process and the reality is some people may never find the answers they're looking for. >> they want tory form the transition of justice law. the next government can't stop the process. but it could slow things down. >> the problem the political willing of who are in charge of living in this country. and as you can imagine these people--sometimes we call them

the dictate are not interested in accountability. >> some observers say that tunisia can't transition were dictatorship to democracy without confronting it's past. >> to discuss justice to a point that it was a social demand from all categories of people in this nation. >> four years ago she joined protesters on the streets to demand dignity for herself and her children. despite the many disappointments for her life she has not given up on justice. she said that she'll wait for as long as it takes. al jazeera tunis. >> the chief executive of hong kong made their speech at an annual policy address warning pro democracy activists

to tread lightly. >> as we assert democracy we should act in accordance with the law or hong kong will deteriorate into anarchy. >> demonstrators were waiting as leung as he arrived at government headquarters. there were similar sentiments inside and the pro-democracy leaders were removed. two-time presidential candidate mitt romney is getting criticism for exploreing a run in 2016.

>> more than half a million sri lankans join in prayer with pope francis.

many camped overnight with extended families with what they call the best days of their lives. >> i've never had a chance like this and it's a privilege to be here. >> the mass also drew worshipers from further afield like this couple from india. >> it's a privilege to be here. >> for hundreds of thousands of people who attended mass every in colombo it was a chance of a lifetime. to see the head of the catholic church and be blessed by him. pope francis is here to canonize the 17th century catholic missionary joseph voss. he worked to revive the church. choirs sang hymns in hymns hymns inhymns in different languages. the 78-year-old pontiff dubbed the people's pope, says

reconciliation is important in a country struggling to come to terms at the end of almost 30 years of civil war. >> not in discrimination hate, and violence, but in respect for life respect for the dignity and freedom of order and robbing commitment to the welfare of all. >> catholics are a minority in sri lanka. they hope the good will created by the first pain pal visit in 20 years will help unite people of all faiths of what has been a deeply divided country. al jazeera colombo. >> president obama wants to increase internet speeds across the country and wants to over ride state laws that restrict broadband networks. he says it is vital to growing

the economy. >> in the 21st century in this age of innovation and technology so much of the prosperity that we're striving for so many of the jobs that we want to create depend on our digital economy. depends on our ability to connect and to shop and do business and discover and learn online in cyberspace. >> the announcement is part of a series of tech initiatives that will be unveiled next week. the effort by mitt romney to build a third presidential campaign is provoking strong reactions, particularly from some of his potential 16 rivals. david shuster joins us now. >> kentucky republican senator rand paul, who is considered the g.o.p. candidate with the most most 2016 field organization is now opening fire on mitt romney. today in new hampshire paul said another romney nomination would be insanity and ridiculed the

recent comments about running to the right of jeb bush. >> if he runs to the right of jeb bush he'll still be to the left of the rest of the party so it may an difficult spot to occupy. look i like governor romney. i like him personally. i think he is a good person, a great businessman but you know, that's yesterday's news. he's tried twice. i don't really think that there is a third time out there. >> he is yesterday's news. some republicans are criticizing romney for having announced his intentions to explore a 2016 race in front of wealthy establishment donors. senator ted cruise, who is also considering a 2016 presidential bid, described romney of being in the mushy middle. he attacked romney by quoting ronald reagan. >> the way republicans win is we paint in bold colors not pale pastels. pale pastels is a path to losing

losing. >> it sparked a blistering editorial in the wall street journal. quote, the question of former massachusetts governor will have to answer is why he would be a better candidate than he was in 2012. the businessman failed in his own self pro fessed terms of a superior manager. mr. romney's campaign team was notable for its mediocrityies and. rough stuff. remember the man who took the mitt romney logo and tattooed on his face is saying he shouldn't run. the indiana man said he would not support romney in 2016, and is now in the process of removing that tattoo, quote he's going to say something later on to mess it up. you're waiting for him to shoot himself in the foot. you look for him to look good, and then, bam he screws it up. in 2012 an anonymous donor gave him $15,000 to get that tattoo.

he said he was willing to sale the space for marco rubio chris christie and hillary clinton. the democratic national committee will name the host of the national political convention. new york city is in the running in the bid effort that includes commercials by broadway star josh tower and clips from his show motown. >> new york is ready because we know how to put on a show. [music] >> new york will find out whether the dnc backs their bid in the next few weeks. republican national committee has chosen the city of cleveland for the 16 republican convention. finally one of the potential republican candidates--we saw a clip there but one of the candidates would love to be in cleveland getting the 2016 nomination. that's former arkansas governor mike huckabee. he won the iowa caucuses

in 2008, and he's now exploring another run. he has been trying to reinforce his family values message by attacking pop star beyonce. in the latest "people" magazine he criticizes her suggestive style. and attacks beyonce's quote obnoxious obnoxious and toxic music. he joined ted nugent in "cat scratch fever"." [music] >> huckabee performed a song with def leppard that is also allegedly suggestive.

[music] [music] >> obviously it's in the eye of the beholder. one as one republican strategist highlighted today. if you're going to highlight your own morality in a campaign, be careful. >> terrific. david, thank you. >> it took 18 days, now two men at yosemite national park just finished a record-breaking climb, and they did it with just their hands and feet. that's next. and then it's real money with ali velshi. >> coming up on "real money." america's roads and bridges are crumbling. i'll tell you how to fix them and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. plus a billionaire entrepreneur with his bold plan to send men to mars. we have all that and more on real money.

>> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> this trial was a sham... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy let the journalists live.

>> okay, just moments ago two mountaineers completed a historic climb at yosemite national park. [ cheers and applause ] >> there you go, that's the moment. they have scaled the park's 3,000-foot high dawn hall. okay guys, all right, they have been climbing for nearly 18 days. they used only their lands hands and feet with ropes and safety harnesses as a backup. they're the first two people to free climb the dawn wall. they were posting pictures and sending out tweets. >> tony, climbing fans have been able to follow these two climbers on facebook, instagram and twitter. some photographers have been chronicling their two and a half week journey. this is injury jergensen on the

left and called wall on caldwell on the right. they're climbing granite, and the ropes are used only as safeguards in case they fall. this is their debt, tent, their camp base where they sleep. >> they don't look particularly heavy, but that's a lot of upper body strength. >> it's unbelievable. and look at what it does to your hands. they posted this afew days ago. these are his hands. such a difficult difficult climb. and kevin had posted recently to anyone writing about this, this is not an effort to conquer. it's about realizing a dream tony. >> and it was chronicled by what tv crews? we'll see it on television soon, i imagine. >> good stuff. ines. thank you. that's all of our time for this news hour. i'm tony harris in new york city. if you would like the latest on any of our stories in news hour

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